NewsWhore
09-12-2008, 05:30 PM
Several government departments have just become places to park people with political influence, writes Fausto Rosario in Clave Digital in a report on the many defunct offices that still have large payrolls, at the expense of taxpayers. The departments mentioned include the Commission for the Reform of Public Enterprise (CREP) that was created during the privatization push during President Fernandez's first term (1996-2000). The companies were privatized, but instead of disappearing, the institution now has 96 employees, up from 86 when it was actually operating. The former Dominican Electricity Corporation was divested of its role and should have been dismantled. When it was the sole department in charge of all government-owned power services, it had 6,000 employees. Its staff has not been reduced.
The State Sugar Council also was divested of its functions and is currently a mere real estate department, but it employs a staff of 1,089 with RD$13.4 million in payroll. CORDE, the former entity that grouped government enterprises, which no longer exist, has 60 employees and a RD$1.2 million payroll. The Dominican Sugar Institute, also without a role, has 30 people on its staff and a RD$350,000 payroll. Others of questionable worth are the Department for Price Control, the National Textile Industry (Industria Nacional de la Aguja), the Dominican Agrarian Institute, the Environmental Policies Cabinet, the Council of Economic Advisors to the President, and the Center for Government Information, all of which have reduced roles compared to their payrolls.
Rosario comments that the 47 institutions with questionable roles currently have 23,000 people on their staff and RD$300 million in payroll.
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The State Sugar Council also was divested of its functions and is currently a mere real estate department, but it employs a staff of 1,089 with RD$13.4 million in payroll. CORDE, the former entity that grouped government enterprises, which no longer exist, has 60 employees and a RD$1.2 million payroll. The Dominican Sugar Institute, also without a role, has 30 people on its staff and a RD$350,000 payroll. Others of questionable worth are the Department for Price Control, the National Textile Industry (Industria Nacional de la Aguja), the Dominican Agrarian Institute, the Environmental Policies Cabinet, the Council of Economic Advisors to the President, and the Center for Government Information, all of which have reduced roles compared to their payrolls.
Rosario comments that the 47 institutions with questionable roles currently have 23,000 people on their staff and RD$300 million in payroll.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)